If the storm stalls long enough, it could merge with another approaching system and flood parts of the Lonestar State.
As Hurricane Norma slows to a stall in the Pacific Ocean, its impacts in Texas are highly dependent on another system approaching from the Pacific Northwest.
As of Friday afternoon, Hurricane Norma had wind speeds of 110 miles per hour and was churning off the western coast of Mexico. It was headed toward Mexico at 8 mph and is expected to be near the southern part of the state of Baja California on Friday night into Saturday, according to a recent update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). It is the third major storm to approach Mexico in two weeks.
Norma is expected to continue its gradual weakening but is still forecast to be a hurricane as it passes near or over the southern part of Mexico’s Baja California. The storm is then anticipated to cut across Mexico with some impacts barreling into Texas by next week, although the storm will be post-tropical at that point and the highest risk will be from rainfall.
